Women rescued from surf at Black's Beach

San Diego  Two young women who got caught in a rip current at Black’s Beach in La Jolla Friday afternoon were rescued by two surfers, then given emergency medical aid on the shore by lifeguards before being taken to a hospital.

The women, ages 23 and 24, were about 100 yards offshore when they began yelling for help about 2:30 p.m., San Diego lifeguard Lt. Nick Lerma said. A bystander saw them and flagged the surfers, who used their boards to bring the women to the beach, he said. One of the women was semiconscious, he said.

City lifeguards are no longer assigned to Black’s Beach due to budget cuts, but one was about a mile away providing aquatic supervision on a film production. The city lifeguard and two state lifeguards, who also were nearby, rushed to the scene, Lerma said.

Film producers shooting on the beach are required to have a lifeguard present and to pay for the services, Lerma said.